Church of Saint Philip Neri Pennsburg, PA December 9, 2018

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1 Church of Saint Philip Neri Pennsburg, PA December 9, 2018 Rev. Robert A. Roncase, Pastor Deacon Michael J. Franks Deacon Patrick J. Kennedy Deacon Mark J. Meinzer, Retired Rev. Edmond J. Speitel, Pastor Emeritus Rev. John J. Scarcia, Pastor Emeritus Locke Highleyman, Business Manager Shirley Misiak, Office Manager Catherine E. Faust, Director of Music Wendy Benner, Coordinator of PREP/Religious ED Joan Lampart, Coordinator of Parish Outreach Tom Dewees, Director Catholic Family Life Center Dianne Linden, Administrative Assistant CFLC Anita Fuhs, Youth Minister Parish Phone Numbers: Rectory Youth Ministry Religious Education/PREP Catholic Family Life Center Parish Hall Parish Outreach Fax Numbers: Rectory Religious Education/PREP Catholic Family Life Center Church & Rectory Address: 1325 Klinerd Rd; Pennsburg Hours: 9:30 AM 4:30 PM Address: Website Address: Parish Outreach Religious Education Office Hours: 26 E. Sixth Street, East Greenville, PA Monday & Friday: Offices are closed Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00 AM 4:00 PM Wednesday: 12:00 PM 8:00 PM address: Neri Center Address 575 Main Street, East Greenville, PA Catholic Family Life Center Address 26 E. Sixth Street, East Greenville, PA address: Website Address: Youth Ministry Office hours: (East Greenville) Tuesday & Thursday: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Wednesday: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm address: youthministry@spnparish.org ROSARY: Prayed in the Chapel Monday s at 1:00 PM EUCHARISTIC ADORATION in St. Anne Chapel Monday Friday: 9:00 am - 7:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM FIRST FRIDAY 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM followed by Benediction. FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS For a floral arrangement to be placed at the altar, please call the rectory. SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 PM Sunday 7:30 AM; 10:00 AM Holy Day Masses as announced WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE - St. Anne Chapel The Chapel is open Monday thru Saturday until 7:00 PM for your visits to the Blessed Sacrament. Daily Mass is celebrated in the Chapel attached to the rectory: NO Communion Service or Mass on Monday s. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - 8:00 AM CONFESSIONS Saturdays: 4:00 4:45 PM or: at the Rectory BY APPOINTMENT. BAPTISMS: Please call the Rectory to schedule. 2 nd Sunday Baptisms are held at the 10 AM Mass 3 rd Sunday Baptisms are held at 11:30 AM SPONSORS: Sponsors for Baptism and Confirmation need to be at least 16 years of age, be baptized and receive the Sacraments of Communion and Confirmation, attend Mass weekly, and if married, be in a valid Marriage. PRE-JORDAN CLASSES Call the Rectory Office to schedule. MARRIAGES Arrangements should be made at least SIX MONTHS before the date of the wedding. NEW PARISHIONERS Stop by or call the rectory between 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Also, children who turn 26 years of age or complete higher education and continue to reside within our area should become individually registered parishioners. SHUT-INS Call the Parish Outreach Office. SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK Call the Rectory Office.

2 OUR PARISH MISSION STATEMENT We are the Catholic Parish Community of St. Philip Neri, answering Christ's call to discipleship through Word, Sacrament and Service. We proclaim God's hope and love to all. SAINT PHILIP NERI CATHOLIC CHURCH CHRISTMAS MASSES: Christmas Eve, December 24 th : 5:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM Christmas Day, December 25 th : 9:00 AM December 31 st : Holy Day Vigil 5:00 PM January 1 st : New Year s Day: 9:00 AM We wish you a Blessed Christmas and a Holy New Year! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: CHRISTMAS CONFESSIONS Wednesday, December 19 th : 7:00 PM 8:30 PM in Church Saturday, December 22nd: 3:30 PM 4:45 PM in Church DECORATING the CHURCH for CHRISTMAS We will decorate the Church for Christmas on Sunday, December 23rd at 12:00 PM. Pizza will be provided. Everyone is welcome to come out and join in on the fun; so mark your calendar and save the date! Liturgical Ministers needed for Christmas Youth Altar Servers for the Christmas Eve Masses at 5PM; 8PM & 10PM. Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion at 5PM; 8PM & 10PM and Christmas Day at 9AM. Call Deacon Mike Franks: or Parish Rectory Office during business hours to let us know you are available. You may also ofcmgr@spnparish.org. Serving at Mass December 16 Extraordinary Ministers Lectors 5:00 PM Lisa Edleman L. Del Prato Mike Edleman G. Plosa Priest Deacon Doug DiTondo Linda DiTondo 7:30 AM Charles Doherty W. Gillespie Judith Doherty C. Mullaney Priest Deacon Mary R. Giambrone Mary Weber 10:00 AM Marlene Leidy R. Leidy Amanda Charlton A. Canigiani Priest Deacon Kevin Charlton Maryanne Charlton Alicia Tryon Ed Tryon Keith Greczek Stephanie Greczek Bob Brennan Eleanor Brennan Second Sunday of Advent December 9, 2018 Monday, December 10 9:00 AM 7:00 PM - Adoration in the Chapel Tuesday, December 11, Saint Damasus 8:00 AM Barbara Schwind, (Pat Balduzzi) 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM - Adoration in the Chapel Wednesday, December 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe 8:00 AM Ed Lampart, (Joe & Madeleine Gehringer) 9:00 AM 7:00 PM Adoration in the Chapel Thursday, December 13, Saint Lucy 8:00 AM Pat Meinzer, (Paul & Doris Decker) 9:00 AM 7:00 PM Adoration in the Chapel Friday, December 14, Saint John of the Cross 8:00 AM Patricia Conway, (Tony & Dolores Arnao) 9:00 AM 7:00 PM Adoration in the Chapel Saturday, December 15 10:00 AM 4:00 PM Adoration in the Chapel 5:00 PM Talith Ruth Cury, (Lori Brozena)

3 Third Sunday of Advent December 16, :30 AM Tenth Anniversary, Noreen Bauer, (Tony Bauer) 10:00 AM For the Living and Deceased Members of the Parish. WE INVITE YOUR PRAYERS For the sick, those in hospitals, nursing homes, also for their caregivers; and all those we hold close in our hearts. Please pray in particular for: Michael Quigley. For those who have died, and in particular for, William Butler, grant them eternal rest and peace. PARISH NEWS SUNDAY COLLECTIONS December 3, 2017 December 2, 2018 Envelopes: $ 5, $ 5, Online: 1, , Loose: 1, Children: Total: $ 8, $ 7, Retired Religious: $ 1, SECOND COLLECTION: Next weekend (December 15/16) there will be a second collection for the Boiler. This will take place immediately after the first collection. SPECIAL COLLECTIONS December 2018 Christmas Flowers, Christmas Day, Retired Religious, Holy Day: Immaculate Conception and 100 th Anniversary. THE GIFT OF LOVE TREE IS HERE! The Gift of Love Tree is set up in the Sanctuary of the Church. If you wish to participate, take a tag from the tree, purchase item described, affix tag, and return by Sunday, December 16 and brought to the Church no later than 10AM. Attach tag to the gift and do not wrap the present. Presents can be placed in gift bags with tags attached. LECTOR WORKBOOKS The Workbooks for 2019 are here and ready for pickup in the Church Sacristy. HOUSE BLESSINGS House Blessings may be arranged by calling or ing Shirley at the rectory Monday Friday: ofcmgr@spnparish.org. Your request will then be recorded and then forwarded to one of the Deacons who will call to schedule a visit. CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS: 2018 Any parishioner requesting a copy of their Contribution Statement for 2018 call or the rectory office: ofcmgr@spnparish.org or: Statements are mailed upon request only. Give a St. Philip Neri Perpetual Memorial For a donation of $50 or more, there is a beautiful Folder recording the gift and donor to be presented to the family. We also have Living Perpetual Memorials for those special occasions in life. SCRIP Last chance to order SCRIP for Christmas! Special order forms are in the Bulletin or just stop over at the SCRIP table after Mass. Orders due this Sunday December 9 th. COME-N-GO BINGO St. Philip Neri Parish Hall FREE ADMISSION Saturday January 19, 2019 Doors open at 6PM; games begin at 6:30PM Cost: $.25/game 50/50 Cash pots Special bonus and gift prize pots Menu: hot/cold foods; drinks If you bring a non-perishable item to benefit Open Link, you play two free games of bingo! Sponsored by KOC 6614

4 50/50 DRAWING Just a reminder... about the 50/50 Drawing! Tickets are $20/each and the first drawing date will be on Bingo Sunday February 3, 2019 in the Parish Hall. Total ticket sales are limited to 1,000 tickets; make checks payable to St. Philip Neri Parish. Four equal prizes of $2,500 dollars each if ALL tickets are sold; prize amounts will be adjusted if ALL tickets are NOT sold. Each prize amount equal to one-quarter of 50-percent of all ticket sales. Up to 4 chances to win on each ticket: Winning ticket stubs will be returned to the Drawing Drum after 1 st, 2 nd & 3 rd Draw. Possibility of winning up to four times. You can purchase tickets at Mass or the Rectory Office between 10AM & 4:30PM. 50/50: Chance to win Basket of CHEER! The Christmas season starts early this year, so why not spread some Cheer? The Parish Council of Saint Philip Neri is now selling tickets for a Basket of Cheer thru Sunday December 30; the winner will be announced after the last Mass. Costs are $2/each or 3 for $5. Start the New Year right with a chance to win! Questions? Georgine Heibeck at: heibeck22@gmail.com or Dawn McCausland at: bd4mc@comcast.net. FREE THROW CONTEST Saint Philip Neri Parish Hall Monday January 21, 2019 Registration begin at 6:30 PM This contest is for boys and girls ages nine (9) thru fourteen (14) years of age. Any questions: call Steve at: SPN CFLC NEWS There are upcoming programs through the end of January! Registration is required by going to: or phone CFLC: December 12: non-perishable donations request for Mother of Mercy House in Philadelphia. These items feed the poor and homeless in the Kensington and Allegheny neighborhoods. We are requesting the following for our December 12 th delivery: Canned Goya beans Healthy snacks (e.g., tuna/crackers, cheese/crackers, peanut butter crackers, granola or protein bars, etc.) Gatorade and healthy drinks for adults/children Items can be dropped off Mon-Fri 8:30am-3:30pm at the CFLC, 26 E. 6 th St., East Greenville (phone ahead ); before/after Mass in the vestibule donation box at St. Philip Neri, 1325 Klinerd Rd., Pennsburg; or phone and we will be happy to pick up your donation. Upcoming Events: Registration is required for all Programs: go to: or phone Monday, December 10 th : Dance ages 3-7 6:00-6:45 pm LOCATION CHANGE TO CFLC. Cost: $5/session Dance ages :45-7:30 pm LOCATION CHANGE TO CFLC. Cost: $5/session Depression: Overview and Treatment Extended Time: 7:00 8:30 pm CLFC. Cost $10. Tuesday: December 11 Purgatory Note extended time: 7:00-8:30 PM CFLC. Cost: FREE Wednesday: December 12 Crochet Daytime 10:00 am 11:30 AM CFLC. Cost: free Friday: December 14 Documents that Defined a Nation Series Parts 3 U.S. Constitution 7:00 8:00 PM CFLC. Cost: $10/session The Wonderful World of Nostalgia Series: Part 3 Holiday Stew 7:00 8:00 PM CFLC. Cost: $10/session Letting Love In Series 7:00 8:00 PM CFLC. Cost: FREE Family Friday Night Fun Series Board Games Contest: 7:00 8:00 PM CFLC. Cost: FREE Monday, January 14, 2019 Suicide QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer Training offered by Montgomery County Suicide Prevention Taskforce 7:00 8:30PM St. Philip Neri Parish Hall Cost: FREE. See Flyer in parish bulletin. JOYFUL HEART LOUNGE AND LIBRARY: FREE rental of DVD Blu-Ray movies previously shown at CFLC! Browse books, periodicals and magazines (e.g., Our Sunday Visitor, Catholic Digest, Good News, etc.). Children s area with books, coloring, and DVDs.

5 Free religious articles including rosaries, medals, etc. Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 am 3:30 pm and one hour before/during evening programs. You may also phone for a special appointment. We have an opening for a volunteer library assistant position which includes: Greet visitors and orient them with library offerings; organization and logging incoming/outgoing books and periodicals; assisting in program registrations, suggesting ideas for growing the library, etc. Please phone Tom Dewees at or tdewees@spncflc.org. TROOP 591 RECENT ACTIVITIES Court of Honor: Troop 591 recently held a Court of Honor at its Pleasant Hill cabin. The following boys were awarded new ranks and merit badges: Austin Farrington: Cooking, Fishing, Photography, Search & Rescue and Swimming merit badges. Jack Heibeck: Scout and Tenderfoot ranks. Camping, Communications, Cooking, First Aid, Leatherwork, Pets and Welding merit badges. Mike Kuczkowski: First Class rank. Citizenship in the World, Communications, Graphic Arts, Welding and Wilderness Survival merit badges. Matt Quinones: Second Class rank. Astronomy, Camping, Communications, First Aid, Fishing and Geology merit badges. Thomas Heibeck has completed his Eagle Scout project and is submitting his Eagles Scout Application for approval We congratulate all the boys for all the hard work these ranks and merit badges represent! Looking for new members: Troop 591 is always looking for new scouts. Scouting is a year-round program for boys in fifth grade through high school that provides fun, adventure, learning, challenge, and responsibility to help them become the best version of themselves. Cub Scout experience is not necessary. Troop 591 works with all its members to provide a great scouting experience that augments school, sports and other activities. Soft Pretzel Sales: A big thank you to the parish for your continued support of our pretzels sales for the Boy Scouts. All pretzel sale profits go directly to the boys for Summer Camp tuition. PREP/RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CALENDAR December 12 December 19 NO Class December 26 January 2 January 9 January 16 January 23 January 30 February 6 February 13 February 20 February 27 March 6: Ash Wednesday; Mass at Church. Attendance will be taken March 13 March 20 March 27 April 3 April 10 April 17 April 24: Last class Sunday: April 28 First Holy Communion SPN YOUTH GROUP CALENDAR December 9 th : Service* after 10AM Mass *Service aids the Mother of Mercy House in Kensington. After Mass the youth will stuff bags with food. The 2 nd Sundays are also breakfast at Church- December 16 th : Christmas Party in Parish Hall from 5:30-7:30PM (Dinner) January 6th: Life Night 6-7:30PM Location: TBD January 13 th : Service* after 10AM Mass January 20 th : Life Night 6-7:30PM. Location TBD February 3 rd : NO Meeting February 17 th : Life Night 6-7:30PM. Location TBD March 3 rd : Life Night 6-7:30PM. Location TBD March 17 th : St. Patrick s Party 5:30-7:30PM. Location TBD. Welcoming incoming 7 th Grade. March 31 st : 5 th Sunday Movie Night! April 7 th : Life Night 6-7:30PM. Location TBD. April 10 th : Service* after 10AM Mass April 21 st : NO meeting May 5 th : 10AM Youth Church July 19 th -21 st : Steubenville Conference. All students going into 9 th Grade are eligible

6 ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS December 15, 2018, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Event: "Dare to Prepare" Advent Retreat for Teen Girls Young Women of Grace is hosting an Advent retreat for teen girls ages 12+. The day features a continental breakfast after Mass, pizza for lunch, social time, games, lots of Christmas treats and a very special Christmas craft. Author Susan Brinkmann, OCDS will give two presentations on the critical role women play in the world today through the gift of their feminine genius, and how to welcome Emmanuel by learning to practice the presence of God. A local youth minister will also address the girls on the importance of respecting themselves in their dress and in how they relate to themselves and others. Cost: $30/girl. More Information: Visit the "Events" Page at for more information. Location: St. Agnes Church in Sellersville, PA Monthly on Sundays continuing December 16 from 5:30-6:30PM. Holy Hour of Reparation and Petition for the Scandals of the Catholic Church All Catholics of the greater Philadelphia area are invited to attend a monthly holy hour of prayer before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament to ask for His mercy upon His Church in this moment of profound crisis. We come to make reparation for our own sins and those of our bishops and priests. We come also in confident hope that from Christ s superabounding mercy will come the purification, healing and restoration of holiness for which we long. Location: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. More info: Visit archphila.org/vigil Tuesday, January 1, 2019, 12 Midnight Event: Midnight Mass for New Year's and the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God (holy day of obligation) The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul invites you to celebrate the New Year and the feast of Our Lady at Midnight Mass. This Solemn Mass will take place in the Cathedral Chapel. Location: Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Philadelphia. The lecture will focus on the role of the laity & offer suggestions on the ways we can best work to convert the culture, especially on life issues. Speaker: Marie Joseph, Founding Executive Director of Legacy of Life Foundation & Women s Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Location: St. Genevieve Parish Church, 1225 Bethlehem Pike, Flourtown, PA To Learn More Contact: St. Genevieve Rectory or rectory@stgensparish.c... Saturday, January 12, 2019, 9:00 am - 8:00 pm Event for Women: Pope John Paul II High School A Day of Healing with You are Made New Ministry Do you struggle with anxiety, feeling overwhelmed, self-doubt, self-criticism? Come! Let the Lord meet you right where you are and guide you forward. Retreat activities include inspiring talks, communitybuilding, healing prayer, personal reflection, music and more. This is a wonderful opportunity for any woman seeking healing and freedom from adverse patterns or habits - of body, mind, and emotion in order to live fully in the love and freedom that the Lord desires for us. Facilitators: De Yarrison CPCC & Father Stephen DeLacy. Register at: Spiritual Support for Addiction: Hope in Christ Seeking spiritual support in the journey towards recovery? Many parishes around the Archdiocese are extending God s merciful and loving hand to those who have an addiction as well as their families and loved ones. The Hope in Christ: Spiritual Support for Addiction webpage provides a central location for resources, ongoing support, events, and testimonies that are happening throughout the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Visit archphila.org/hope for new postings for Catholic resources available to you or a loved one. METANOIA Tuesday December 11: Bible Study at St. Rose of Lima in North Wales. Tuesday December 18: Christmas Party at Appalachian Brewing Company in Collegeville; doors open at 7PM talks at 7:30PM. Thursday, January 10, 2019 at 7pm Event: St. Genevieve Parish Pro-Life Lecture The pro-life community rightfully focuses on Roe v. Wade. But whether Roe is reversed or not, our prolife goal won t be achieved unless we convert the culture, the work primarily of the laity. Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow a day at a time.

7 Sunday, Dec 09, 2018 SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT A guide to keep us safe If you ve ever traveled to previously unknown places, you appreciate the importance of having a reliable guide. A good guide speaks the language, knows the lay of the land, and anticipates obstacles along the way. John the Baptist is such a guide for our Advent journey. He cautions us to prepare the way for deeper access to the divine mystery we approach in this season. John tells us that the right spirit for this encounter is repentance: a turning around, a fresh effort. Some of us may need to be forgiven. Others have some forgiving to do. Heed this guidance! TODAY'S READINGS: Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3:1-6 (6). A voice of one crying out in the desert: Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Monday, Dec 10, 2018 ADVENT WEEKDAY In praise of caretakers When a person is seriously ill or injured, it is easy for the caretakers to get overlooked as we focus our sympathies and attention on the stricken person. But even when it is a labor of love, caretaking is hard work, unending and exhausting in many cases. Next time you visit an ill person, make it a point to offer the caretaker some concrete help: bring along a home-cooked meal, do the laundry, or relieve them for an afternoon so they can run some errands or simply take some personal time. Let s take care of the caretakers in our midst we will need them ourselves some day! TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 35:1-10; Luke 5:17-26 (181). Some men brought on a stretcher a man who was paralyzed. Tuesday, Dec 11, 2018 MEMORIAL OF DAMASUS I, POPE Don t get too comfortable When Saint Damasus rose to the position of pope in the fourth century, the church faithful were in the midst of coming to terms with their legalization into the Roman state and the subsequent decline of their persecution. It was within this context that Damasus led the church to a veneration for the local martyrs of their past. Enjoying now a state of legal security, Damasus believed that honoring local martyrs and seeking their intercession and protection would instill in Catholics an appreciation for their distinctive spiritual identity. Today in America, Catholics enjoy a freedom and comfort in their faith as few ever have, yet across the globe faithful people continue to be martyred. Look to the figure of these martyrs today as a reminder of faith. TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 40:1-11; Matthew 18:12-14 (182). If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? Wednesday, Dec 12, 2018 FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Hail Mary, who is with us Where are you going, my son? With these words, the Blessed Virgin Mary is said to have greeted the indigenous campesino (and now, saint) Juan Diego when she appeared to him in 1531, an event the people of the Americas celebrate today. The image the Virgin of Guadalupe impressed on Juan Diego s cape shows a mestizo woman who wears the band of a pregnant indigenous woman and a flower, symbol of renewal. Mary came to all the peoples of the Americas in the form of a Native American. It is her way of saying she is with us. Put yourself in the care of Guadalupe.

8 TODAY'S READINGS: Zechariah 2:14-17 or Revelation 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Luke 1:26-38 or Luke 1:39-47 (690A). Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you. Thursday, Dec 13, 2018 MEMORIAL OF LUCY, VIRGIN, MARTYR She saw clearly The church celebrates the memorial of Saint Lucy, who was killed in a Roman persecution in the year 304. Her name means bringer of light and reminds us of the promise of the birth of the Christ, the light of the world. Try saying this prayer to Lucy: Saint Lucy, you did not hide your light under a basket, but let it shine for the whole world, for all the centuries to see. We may not suffer torture in our lives the way you did, but we are still called to let the light of our Christianity illumine our daily lives. Please help us to have the courage to bring our Christianity into every corner of our day. Amen. TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 41:13-20; Matthew 11:11-15 (184). Among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist. saints and focus on your mission to love and serve the Lord. TODAY'S READINGS: Isaiah 48:17-19; Matthew 11:16-19 (185). "To what shall I compare this generation? Saturday, Dec 15, 2018 ADVENT WEEKDAY Stop and look around Advent invites you to see ordinary life with special eyes, deeply enough that ordinary people and experiences are holy, the stuff of salvation. Advent is a time stop there! A time. Snag it! Hold it! Use it! Discover that your daily life and the people in it are all messengers of God so that one day you will not have to say, If only I had seen. If only I had slowed down. If only I hadn t hustled past Jesus as I rushed through my day and my life. TODAY'S READINGS: Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11; Matthew 17:9a, (186). Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased. Friday, Dec 14, 2018 MEMORIAL OF JOHN OF THE CROSS, PRIEST, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH How to see light in the dark Locked in a stifling-hot prison cell, Saint John of the Cross produced The Spiritual Canticle, an exquisite poem of divine praise. It wasn t that John was exempt from suffering. On the contrary, says Thomas Merton about his favorite saint, For the saint, suffering continues to be suffering, but it ceases to be an obstacle to his mission, or to his happiness, both of which are found positively and concretely in the will of God. Another Saint John the Baptist also kept sight of his divine mission during his painful imprisonment. Advent represents a time when we, too, are in captivity. The wait for our salvation can be excruciating. Follow the way of

9 SPN SENIOR CLUB LUNCHEON & Basket-A-Month drawing WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 19, :30 AM - PARISH HALL Entertainment: SERAPHIM CHOIR From: St. Mary's School - Schwenksville Reservations are a must! Call Rita Latshaw at Reservation deadline is DECEMBER 14, 2018 Suggested lunch offering is $5.00 pp

10 ASK A QUESTION, SAVE A LIFE! YOU ARE INVITED TO QPR GATEKEEPER TRAINING! QPR stands for Question, Persuade, Refer: 3 simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Gatekeeper Training prepares attendees to: Recognize the warning signs of suicide Ask someone about suicidal thoughts Offer and connect to help SPN Catholic Family Life Center is hosting a FREE QPR Training for the Community: January 14, :00 8:30 pm SPN Parish Hall 1325 Klinerd Road Pennsburg ALL are welcome, but space is limited. To ask any questions or to RSVP contact: Tom Dewees at or his training is in partnership with St. Philip Neri Catholic Family Life Center, Marlborough Police Department, Upper Perk Police Department, East Greenville Police Department, Access Services and the Montgomery County Suicide Prevention Taskforce. For more information about local suicide prevention efforts, contact Erin Hewitt at ehewitt@montcopa.org or visit